A few bits of critical info...
*I do all of the painting in our home. While I would love to hire the job out, I refuse to pay money for something I can actually do.
*I am a "do it yourself" type of woman in selected areas of my life. My sister is a "do it yourself" type of woman in just about any type of project. She is amazing, and thinks everyone can do all of the things she does. I am ALWAYS calling her for answers. She is very patient with me. ;)
Our half bath downstairs is an ugly shade of lilac. I do love the color but it just isn't working in this particular room. I have been needing to repaint it for awhile. Yes, I did paint it the ugly color in a fit one weekend. Bad choice of color is all I can say. So, I chose a new color this week. Very neutral. The next hurdle is a very ugly towel bar which was installed when the house was built around 20 years ago. Since I was giving the bathroom a new look I decided to do away with the ugly towel bar. No problem...
Well, I found out yesterday that the darned towel bar was basically built right into the wall. It was one of those "no going back" projects. The towel rack is now gone, and in its place are two HOLES in the bathroom wall. Hmmmmm, didn't count on that.
As I was in the process of removing the second piece of the stupid-idiotic-ridiculous-ugly towel rack my husband called. "Hey, I'm on my way home. Whatcha doing?" Big gulp, deep breath, and then "do you really want to know?" Mark knew there was a story coming. It went something like this: "Well you know I've been wanting to repaint the downstairs bathroom, and I hate that ugly towel bar, and I figured I would remove it, and then I started, and it was like totally built into the drywall, and now there are two big holes in the wall, but don't be MAD because I WILL FIX IT".
"No problem, I hated that towel thingy anyway."
Oh, somedays I just crazy love my husband!
Now, at this point my sister is probably lying on her floor laughing hysterically because when she sees the pictures below she will know that I am thinking "OH CRAP!" and her reaction is "no big deal". Am I right Holly?
Now I am off to the store to get the supplies to make my bathroom pretty. I'll post photos when I am done. If you're in the neighborhood after the fixing and painting are done please ask to use the bathroom so you can admire my work. ;)
2 comments:
For crying out loud - I was just thinking before I even got to the photos that all you need to do is patch it up! Geez!
Buy a little screen to fit over it and joint compound over that. I KNOW YOU HAVE JOINT COMPOUND.
Then sand it.
By the way. I like that lovely shade of lilac in that bathroom.
What's it gonna be now? Please don't tell me blue.
Ha! Your teachings have not gone on deaf ears Master. I already bought the screen patch kit and used my joint compound to cover it. See, I do listen and learn.
And no, the color is not blue. You'll just have to wait to see the finished product. ;)
Oh, and I painted the french doors last night too in the same neutral color as the bathroom will be.
I AM ON A ROLL!
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